Meet… the Dogs!

Name Breed Sex Size Age
Dumpling Border Collie female medium 2
Cupcake Bichon/Shih Tzu female small 13
Bella Goldendoodle female large 10
Nova Tibetan Mastiff female large 7
Peas Bernese Mountain Dog/Great Pyrenees male large 8
Delilah Shetland Sheepdog female medium 13
Dumbo Toy Poodle male small 6
Maya Toy Poodle female small 5
Toby Goldendoodle male large 8
Sonny Pitbull/Retriever male large 6
Cookie Beagle Mix male small 8
Luna Golden Retriever female medium 2
Buddy Pomeranian Chihuahua male small 10

Dumpling

Name Breed Sex Size Age
Dumpling Border Collie female medium 2

Likes

  • playing fetch
  • swimming
  • snow
  • car rides with the windows down

Dislikes

  • baths
  • grooming
  • rain
  • puddles
  • liver (but liver-flavoured treats are ok)
  • hula hoops

Favourite Foods

  1. Cheesecake
  2. Any other cake
  3. Beef
  4. Peanut butter
  5. Bananas

Fun fact: She loves playing with the laser pointer, like a cat!

Instagram: @dumpling_thebc

Cupcake



Name Breed Sex Size Age
Cupcake Bichon/Shih Tzu female small 13

Likes

  • human food
  • baths
  • apples
  • snow
  • guarding the house

Dislikes

  • rain
  • water
  • strangers
  • toys
  • the vacuum

Favourite Foods

  1. Cesar dog food
  2. Bacon flavour dog treats
  3. Apples
  4. Chicken
  5. Peanut butter
  6. Mango
  7. Cheap dog treats

Fun fact: She loves wet dog food but it makes her poop wet, so a bit of wet food is mixed into her dry food.

Bella

Name Breed Sex Size Age
Bella Goldendoodle female large 10

Likes

  • cheese
  • peanut butter
  • banana
  • rabbit poop
  • chasing after rabbits

Dislikes

  • celeri
  • carrots

Favourite Foods

  1. Cheese
  2. Peanut butter (and banana)
  3. Cucumber
  4. Whatever she can get

Fun fact: XXX

Nova



Name Breed Sex Size Age
Nova Tibetan Mastiff female large 7

Likes

  • snow
  • napping
  • soccer balls
  • eating sticks
  • cleaning ears

Dislikes

  • peanut butter (thinks there’s medicine in it)
  • that one specific neighbour
  • baths
  • apples
  • strangers (nervous)

Favourite Foods

  1. Chicken
  2. Ice cream (lactose intolerant but will beg for it)
  3. Yams
  4. Dentastix
  5. Rice
  6. Oranges

Fun fact: Honestly very catlike– will walk away from you if you sit too close but will be upset if not in the same room.

Peas

Name Breed Sex Size Age
Peas Bernese Mountain Dog/Great Pyrenees male large 8

Likes

  • bread
  • hiking
  • chest rubs

Dislikes

  • oranges
  • when you touch his feet
  • when you blow on his face

Favourite Foods

  1. Bread
  2. Chicken
  3. Duck
  4. Lamb
  5. Beef
  6. Eggs
  7. Rice
  8. Potato
  9. Sweet potato
  10. Pumpkin
  11. Broccoli
  12. Spinach
  13. Lettuce

Fun fact: His kisses are essentially a wet nose bumping into your face.

Instagram: @peasthegreatberner

Delilah



Name Breed Sex Size Age
Delilah Shetland Sheepdog female medium 13

Likes

  • lounging and napping
  • meeting new people
  • being pet
  • nice ear massages

Dislikes

  • when her family swims in any body of water (especially the swimming pool)
  • her niece, 9-month-old Harley the beagle

Favourite Foods

  1. Salmon
  2. Peanut butter
  3. Cod jerkey

Fun fact: Delilah tells off Harley for being too high strung.

Dumbo

Name Breed Sex Size Age
Dumbo Toy Poodle male small 6

Likes

  • attention
  • cuddling

Dislikes

  • toys
  • darkness
  • being left alone at night
  • Maya

Favourite Foods

  1. Wet dog food
  2. Chicken breast
  3. Watermelon
  4. Apples
  5. Bananas

Fun fact: He bites at night and nobody (not even the vet) knows why.

Maya

Name Breed Sex Size Age
Maya Toy Poodle female small 5

Likes

  • any food
  • going for walks
  • napping
  • being held

Dislikes

  • walking at home
  • sleeping alone
  • her own bed
  • toys
  • Dumbo

Favourite Foods

  1. Wet dog food
  2. Any food

Fun fact: She will follow you wherever you go at home.

Toby

Name Breed Sex Size Age
Toby Goldendoodle male large 8

Likes

  • chest scratches
  • pats
  • window watching / scenery

Dislikes

  • his pants
  • going out in crappy weather
  • baths

Favourite Foods

  1. Salmon
  2. Meat
  3. Ice cream
  4. Whimzees

Fun fact: he had a mop phase (see photo proof)!

Sonny

Name Breed Sex Size Age
Toby Goldendoodle male large 8

Likes

  • soft blankets and pillows
  • swimming

Dislikes

  • vacuum
  • fireworks
  • white fluffy dogs
  • the mailman

Favourite Foods

  1. Human food
  2. Salmon
  3. Meat
  4. Ice cream

Fun fact: He’s a rescue from Texas!

Fun fact: He’s a rescue from Taiwan!

Luna

Name Breed Sex Size Age
Luna Golden Retriever female medium 2

Likes

  • attention

Dislikes

  • being leashed
  • the mailman

Favourite Foods

  1. Meat
  2. Fruit
  3. Ice cream

Fun fact: She has a surprisingly deep bark.

Buddy

Name Breed Sex Size Age
Buddy Pomeranian Chihuahua male small 10

Likes

  • TREATS

Dislikes

  • brushing his teeth
  • walking when he doesn’t want to
  • rain
  • the vet
  • starfruit

Favourite Foods

  1. Meat
  2. Anything

Fun fact: He will respond to “TREATS” more than his own name.

Instagram: @buddychaoder

Characteristics

dogs %>%
  ggplot(aes(x=Size, y=Age, colour = Sex)) +
  geom_jitter(position = position_jitter(width = 0.3, 
                                         seed = 3)) + 
  geom_text_repel(aes(label=Name), 
                  position = position_jitter(width = 0.3, 
                                             seed = 3), 
                  show.legend = FALSE, 
                  colour = "black") +
  labs(y = "Age (years)",
       x = "Size",
       title = "Dog Characteristics") +
  theme_bw() +
  theme(text = element_text(size = 18),
        legend.title.align = 0.5)